2 Men Missing, Others Injured After Boat Accident On Lake Lanier

CUMMING, GA -- Two men are missing after they were involved in a boating accident Wednesday afternoon on Lake Lanier, the Forsyth Sheriff's Office said.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, Forsyth Fire, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Corps of Engineers are all at a boating accident at Bald Ridge Creek near Little Ridge Park, the Sheriff's Office said. Little Ridge Park is closed at this time.

The Sheriff's Office said they have boats on the water searching for two missing boaters, and advise the public to avoid this area of the lake.

Media outlets are reporting the two missing men were fishing around 5 p.m. when the accident occured. Officials found three people from one boat, including a man with "traumatic but not life-threatening injuries." Two other women had minor injuries but did not go to the hospital.

The cause of the crash has not yet been released, neither have any identities.